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The endocrine system is complex and involves multiple pathways and feedback loops. A single compound's weak or strong binding affinity to a receptor doesn't pro
by awestroke 3y ago
The endocrine system is complex and involves multiple pathways and feedback loops. A single compound's weak or strong binding affinity to a receptor doesn't provide a complete picture of its physiological impact.
- _cenw 3y agoThis was not meant to be an exhaustive explainer, rather a single caveat to stop the "all you need is high absolute T and low absolute E" simplification in its tracks. Receptor saturation (in this case, E1 vs E2; first pass metabolism turns E2 into E1) is something I had to learn out of neccessity because my endocrinologist didn't really do anything beyond loosely following ancient standards of practice (we don't have specialized gender clinics in Germany).